"One summer’s day, in December 1881, two days before Christmas, Lawrence Teirney got off his horse bus outside the Whau Hotel on the Great North Road, took off his jacket, rolled up his sleeves, and offered....an expression of the art of fisticuffs in the otherwise quiet rural surroundings. There was a fair bit that led to that moment, and a fair bit after it an’ all"
In this episode Lisa Truttman shares a Whau Heritage Story from New Lynn, through the lens of horse bus driver Lawrence Teirney.
Recorded live on 21st April, 2021 at New Lynn Library.
The Whau Heritage Stories series supported by the Whau Local Board and Auckland Libraries.
Sound record: SA_0137_001
Image Credit: Teirney family collection
